These Cars Are So Strange, They're Awesome

8. Toyota FXV concept

Made in 1985 Cost Estimate: Unknown When the Toyota FXV Concept was initially produced in 1985, it was not your typical concept vehicle. This one was created specifically to forecast the direction that automobile technology would take. Surprisingly, a few of the features did end up becoming common. Take the heads-up display, for example.

Concept Toyota FXV @Sean_Hebdon/TTwitter.com The sleek silver body and low-pointed bonnet of the FXV make it look like a kid from the '80s. The car had a distinctly futuristic appearance, even if the headlights were only little slits rather than full headlights, or so Toyota believed at the time.